The Sundance Institute marks the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival next month, and festival directors John Cooper and Trevor Groth stopped by the WSJ to discuss how the event, and independent film, have evolved over the years.

This week, about 50,000 attendees will touch down in Park City, Utah, for the annual Sundance Film Festival. If you're unable to make it, you can still participate by watching a number of events streamed live.

Aaron Paul and Josh Wiggins sat with the WSJ at the Sundance Film Festival to discuss their new film, "Hellion," in which they play an estranged father and son struggling to find their way back to normalcy after the death of the matriarch in the family.

Now that we know the feature films playing in competition and other categories at the Sundance Film Festival, it's time to peruse the premieres -- those films high in profile and anticipation that will make their debut in Park City, Utah.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, which will be held Jan. 16-26 in Park City, Utah, and will present 117 feature films. Here are the films that will play in competition.

One of the big stories at the Sundance Film Festival this year is the presence of several controversial documentaries including “The Hunting Ground,” which is about sexual assault on college campuses and the growing activist movement against it.